Infant and toddler care in Sandy, Utah for children building trust, language, movement, and independence.
The Wonder Schoolhouse toddler pathway supports babies and toddlers through low ratios, well-staffed classrooms, sensory-rich learning, outdoor time, clear care routines, and adults who have enough room to notice the small things.
Care that changes as children grow.
Placement depends on age, development, ratios, and classroom needs. The path begins with close care and grows toward walking, words, friendship, independence, and the early pieces of preschool readiness.
Infants
Low-ratio care with soft routines, bottles, naps, sensory beginnings, and adults who have enough room to learn each baby’s cues.
Young Toddlers
Supported classrooms, walking and cruising, early language, sensory exploration, predictable routines, and the beginning of “I can do it.”
Older Toddlers
Friendships, big feelings, outside work, art, toilet-learning support, practical life, early sorting and naming, and a lot of hands-on work.
Real toddler work: carrying, pouring, climbing, painting, resting, and trying again.
Well-supported classrooms, thoughtful materials, and a rhythm toddlers can trust.
Secure relationships
During transitions, teachers spend one-on-one time helping children feel safe before asking them to stretch.
Outdoor rhythm
Children go outside as weather, air quality, and safety allow. That means movement, fresh air, shade, wind, and real sensory experience.
Big feelings, kind limits
Teachers use prevention, clear limits, soft hands, walking feet, inside voices, and simple language for feelings. Toddlers are not expected to manage big feelings alone.
Practical life
Carrying, cleaning, watering plants, helping with routines, and caring for materials are treated as real work. Toddlers know when their work matters.
No screens
Toddler learning is tactile, relational, musical, physical, and built around attentive adults and hands-on materials. No screens needed.
Parent communication
Brightwheel keeps families close to the day through diaper notes, naps, photos, curriculum, messages, reminders, and alerts.
One theme, different developmental steps.
In the May “Outside” unit, infants might feel grass and breeze, young toddlers might hunt for leaves and notice weather, and older toddlers might sort rocks, paint with mud, compare shadows, and help care for living things.
Tiny Wonders
Grass blanket time, nature baskets, warm/cool exploration, water painting, listening for birds and wind, plant watering, and simple outdoor paths.
Mini Wonders
Leaf, rock, and stick hunts; texture walks; pinwheels; ribbon dancing; puddle play; habitat care stations; filling pots; carrying tools; simple obstacle courses.
Little Wonders
Sorting and naming natural materials, weather words, living/nonliving work, loose-parts art, mud painting, garden signs, and outdoor helper jobs.
Diapers, naps, toilet learning, transitions, and meals are part of the school day too.
- Diapers are checked and changed through safe routines, with updates shared through Brightwheel when appropriate.
- Nap and rest rhythms are protected. Tired toddlers need calm, not more noise.
- Toilet learning around ages two to three is supported with consistency, positive reinforcement, and a real partnership with home.
- New children often need two to three weeks to settle. Teachers build one-on-one trust, and the SKILL drop-off routine helps goodbyes stay loving and clear.
- A small lovey or comfort item can help children settle during the school day.
- Meals and snacks depend on location and program details, with CACFP support at TWS 202 where applicable.
You want toddlers treated like capable little people.
- You want your toddler outside, moving, making friends, and coming home with evidence of a full day.
- You want diaper, nap, and daily notes without having to chase them down.
- You want teachers who understand big feelings without shaming a child for having them.
- You want messy art, mud, baking soda volcanoes, nature baskets, and real hands-on work.
- You want supported classrooms where teachers have enough room to help children through real feelings.
- You want a school that feels warm, grounded, and supported enough for children to settle.
Toddlers grow toward a bigger school community.
The toddler years are their own important stage: diapers, naps, carrying work from one side of the room to the other, big feelings, first friendships, and the beginning of “I can do it.” We do not rush children out of that stage.
As children move into preschool and Pre-K, families will also have access to our Spanish language immersion program beginning in the 2026–2027 school year.
Toddler program FAQ.
What ages are included in the toddler program?
The toddler pathway includes infants, young toddlers, Mini Wonders, and older toddlers. Placement depends on age, development, ratios, and current classroom needs.
Do toddlers go outside every day?
Outdoor play and outdoor learning are a core part of the rhythm when weather, air quality, and safety conditions allow.
How do parents receive toddler updates?
Families receive Brightwheel notes such as diapers, naps, curriculum notes, photos, alerts, and messages.
What is the toddler curriculum like?
Toddler curriculum is hands-on and developmental, with sensory play, outdoor exploration, language, art, practical life, social-emotional learning, and Reggio-inspired invitations.
What are your toddler ratios?
Program ratio targets may include 4:1 for infants/Tiny Wonders 1, 5:1 for Tiny Wonders, and 8:1 for Little Wonders, depending on classroom placement and current enrollment.
Is this the same as early preschool?
This page focuses on infants and toddlers. Early preschool is a later bridge stage and will have its own page.
Come take a look around.
We’d love to show you the classrooms, outdoor spaces, materials, and daily rhythm at The Wonder Schoolhouse. During your tour, you can ask questions, learn about our programs, and get a clearer sense of whether TWS feels like the right fit for your child and family.